Federal aid to state budgets

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In 2014, federal funds comprised approximately 30.8 percent of general revenues in the states. State governments receive aid from the federal government to fund a variety of joint programs, mainly in the form of grants for such things as Medicaid, education and transportation. In 2013 federal aid to the states accounted for on average around 31.6 percent of all state revenue. Federal aid varies from state to state. For example, Mississippi received approximately $7.2 billion in federal aid in 2014, accounting for about 40.9 percent of the state's total revenues, the highest percentage of all of the states. By contrast, North Dakota received about $1.5 billion in federal aid in 2014, or around 16.8 percent of the state's total revenues, the lowest percent in the nation.

Federal aid by state, 2014

Federal aid to state budgets, 2013
State	Total federal aid ($ in thousands)	Federal aid as a % of general revenue	Ranking (by % of general)	Est. 2014 population	Aid per capita
Alabama	$8,005,055	34.9%	14	4,843,214	$1,653
Alaska	$2,803,124	26.9%	40	736,705	$3,805
Arizona	$10,549,101	35.5%	11	6,719,993	$1,570
Arkansas	$6,055,468	33.5%	21	2,966,912	$2,041
California	$59,925,650	26.0%	43	38,680,810	$1,549
Colorado	$7,187,567	29.1%	34	5,349,648	$1,344
Connecticut	$6,349,942	24.6%	47	3,591,873	$1,768
Delaware	$2,031,222	26.7%	41	934,948	$2,173
Florida	$25,468,800	33.2%	22	19,888,741	$1,281
Georgia	$14,327,475	36.7%	8	10,087,231	$1,420
Hawaii	$2,804,017	24.8%	45	1,416,349	$1,980
Idaho	$2,516,494	33.9%	19	1,633,532	$1,541
Illinois	$17,851,826	26.5%	42	12,867,544	$1,387
Indiana	$10,974,721	33.0%	23	6,595,233	$1,664
Iowa	$6,165,129	32.6%	26	3,108,030	$1,984
Kansas	$3,922,998	25.5%	44	2,899,360	$1,353
Kentucky	$9,731,943	38.5%	5	4,413,057	$2,205
Louisiana	$10,170,139	40.1%	2	4,647,880	$2,188
Maine	$2,997,132	36.6%	9	1,330,719	$2,252
Maryland	$10,670,601	29.4%	32	5,967,295	$1,788
Massachusetts	$13,658,836	27.8%	37	6,749,911	$2,024
Michigan	$17,722,616	32.1%	27	9,915,767	$1,787
Minnesota	$8,877,099	24.0%	48	5,453,109	$1,628
Mississippi	$7,193,839	40.9%	1	2,992,400	$2,404
Missouri	$10,128,483	38.0%	6	6,060,930	$1,671
Montana	$2,335,571	39.1%	4	1,022,867	$2,283
Nebraska	$3,034,031	31.0%	29	1,881,145	$1,613
Nevada	$2,842,077	24.8%	46	2,833,013	$1,003
New Hampshire	$1,658,713	28.0%	36	1,328,743	$1,248
New Jersey	$15,438,821	27.3%	39	8,925,001	$1,730
New Mexico	$5,371,390	34.5%	17	2,083,024	$2,579
New York	$48,168,577	32.8%	24	19,718,515	$2,443
North Carolina	$15,356,098	32.7%	25	9,934,399	$1,546
North Dakota	$1,483,627	16.8%	50	739,904	$2,005
Ohio	$21,760,672	35.0%	13	11,594,408	$1,877
Oklahoma	$7,290,039	34.0%	18	3,877,499	$1,880
Oregon	$8,775,637	36.0%	10	3,968,371	$2,211
Pennsylvania	$21,647,328	30.8%	30	12,790,565	$1,692
Rhode Island	$2,468,471	34.7%	16	1,054,480	$2,341
South Carolina	$7,089,225	30.7%	31	4,828,430	$1,468
South Dakota	$1,547,210	37.2%	7	852,561	$1,815
Tennessee	$10,561,385	39.9%	3	6,544,663	$1,614
Texas	$38,637,304	31.8%	28	26,944,751	$1,434
Utah	$4,206,286	28.1%	35	2,941,836	$1,430
Vermont	$1,938,148	33.6%	20	626,984	$3,091
Virginia	$9,461,178	22.8%	49	8,317,372	$1,138
Washington	$11,191,122	29.2%	33	7,054,196	$1,586
West Virginia	$4,260,638	34.8%	15	1,848,514	$2,305
Wisconsin	$9,015,403	27.8%	38	5,758,377	$1,566
Wyoming	$2,050,242	35.5%	12	583,642	$3,513
United States	$535,678,470	30.8%	N/A	317,480,294	$1,687
Sources: United States Census Bureau, "2014 State & Local Government Finances," accessed June 30, 2017 Note: Per-capita figures were generated by Ballotpedia by dividing total federal aid for the state by the estimated population of that state in 2014.

Federal aid by state, 2013

Federal aid to state budgets, 2013
State	Total federal aid ($ in thousands)	Federal aid as a % of general revenue	Ranking (by % of general)	Est. 2013 population	Aid per capita
Alabama	$8,226,967	36.2%	9	4,833,722	$1,702
Alaska	$2,747,308	22.4%	48	735,132	$3,737
Arizona	$10,166,478	34.9%	14	6,626,624	$1,534
Arkansas	$5,689,390	32.9%	22	2,959,373	$1,922
California	$54,827,525	25.0%	42	38,332,521	$1,430
Colorado	$6,427,852	27.8%	35	5,268,367	$1,220
Connecticut	$5,949,159	23.4%	46	3,596,080	$1,654
Delaware	$1,929,185	24.8%	45	925,749	$2,084
Florida	$23,506,254	31.5%	28	19,552,860	$1,202
Georgia	$14,323,163	37.3%	7	9,992,167	$1,433
Hawaii	$2,326,602	21.5%	49	1,404,054	$1,657
Idaho	$2,522,766	34.4%	15	1,612,136	$1,565
Illinois	$16,973,577	25.9%	40	12,882,135	$1,318
Indiana	$11,192,452	33.4%	20	6,570,902	$1,703
Iowa	$5,915,221	31.9%	27	3,090,416	$1,914
Kansas	$3,788,962	24.9%	44	2,893,957	$1,309
Kentucky	$8,047,093	35.1%	12	4,395,295	$1,831
Louisiana	$10,592,657	41.9%	2	4,625,470	$2,290
Maine	$2,821,145	35.3%	10	1,328,302	$2,124
Maryland	$9,952,960	28.6%	33	5,928,814	$1,679
Massachusetts	$13,233,244	28.7%	32	6,692,824	$1,977
Michigan	$17,829,882	32.8%	23	9,895,622	$1,802
Minnesota	$9,141,995	26.4%	39	5,420,380	$1,687
Mississippi	$7,509,589	42.9%	1	2,991,207	$2,511
Missouri	$10,188,272	38.2%	5	6,044,171	$1,686
Montana	$2,158,227	37.4%	6	1,015,165	$2,126
Nebraska	$3,154,670	32.1%	26	1,868,516	$1,688
Nevada	$2,844,973	25.0%	43	2,790,136	$1,020
New Hampshire	$1,659,853	27.1%	38	1,323,459	$1,254
New Jersey	$13,755,548	25.5%	41	8,899,339	$1,546
New Mexico	$5,228,141	36.6%	8	2,085,287	$2,507
New York	$46,272,851	28.0%	34	19,651,127	$2,355
North Carolina	$15,470,808	32.5%	25	9,848,060	$1,571
North Dakota	$1,529,135	19.0%	50	723,393	$2,114
Ohio	$20,482,575	33.6%	19	11,570,808	$1,770
Oklahoma	$7,028,733	33.8%	17	3,850,568	$1,825
Oregon	$7,987,139	35.0%	13	3,930,065	$2,032
Pennsylvania	$21,219,116	30.4%	29	12,773,801	$1,661
Rhode Island	$2,331,473	33.6%	18	1,051,511	$2,217
South Carolina	$6,698,952	30.2%	30	4,774,839	$1,403
South Dakota	$1,575,212	39.0%	4	844,877	$1,864
Tennessee	$10,819,977	39.5%	3	6,495,978	$1,666
Texas	$36,844,736	32.6%	24	26,448,193	$1,393
Utah	$4,298,917	29.0%	31	2,900,872	$1,482
Vermont	$1,869,831	33.2%	21	626,630	$2,984
Virginia	$9,412,343	22.9%	47	8,260,405	$1,139
Washington	$9,737,429	27.3%	37	6,971,406	$1,397
West Virginia	$4,230,663	34.1%	16	1,854,304	$2,282
Wisconsin	$8,952,020	27.7%	36	5,742,713	$1,559
Wyoming	$2,085,931	35.2%	11	582,658	$3,580
United States	$513,478,951	30.03%	N/A	315,482,390	$1,628
Sources: United States Census Bureau, "State Government Finances: 2013," accessed April 4, 2016 United States Census Bureau, "State totals: Vintage 2013," accessed April 8, 2016 Note: Per-capita figures were generated by Ballotpedia by dividing total federal aid for the state by the estimated population of that state in 2013.

Federal aid by state, 2012

The table below notes what share of the states' general revenues came from the federal government in 2012. Figures were calculated by dividing each state’s federal intergovernmental revenue into its general revenue. The number in the rightmost column indicates the state's ranking in relation to the rest of the nation (e.g., if "1," the state received the highest percentage of federal funding in the nation). In 2012, federal funds comprised approximately 33 percent of total general revenues in the states.

Federal aid to state budgets, 2012
State	Total federal aid ($ in thousands)	Federal aid as a % of general revenue	Ranking
Alabama	$8,112,509	36.50%	9
Alaska	$2,860,509	19.97%	50
Arizona	$10,394,549	36.46%	10
Arkansas	$5,900,988	34.46%	21
California	$54,145,284	27.16%	40
Colorado	$6,310,538	28.84%	35
Connecticut	$5,781,844	23.59%	47
Delaware	$1,814,112	24.68%	46
Florida	$22,850,620	31.70%	30
Georgia	$13,794,726	37.92%	7
Hawaii	$2,352,114	23.55%	48
Idaho	$2,479,094	34.90%	16
Illinois	$15,646,844	25.66%	43
Indiana	$10,441,125	32.32%	29
Iowa	$6,073,376	33.08%	26
Kansas	$4,061,217	26.95%	41
Kentucky	$8,056,691	35.69%	14
Louisiana	$11,136,334	43.96%	2
Maine	$2,883,526	36.15%	12
Maryland	$10,030,264	30.16%	33
Massachusetts	$12,920,153	28.80%	36
Michigan	$17,849,942	33.76%	24
Minnesota	$9,608,018	28.13%	39
Mississippi	$7,725,294	45.35%	1
Missouri	$10,440,927	39.42%	5
Montana	$2,202,444	38.97%	6
Nebraska	$3,141,413	34.22%	22
Nevada	$2,798,426	25.48%	44
New Hampshire	$1,693,289	29.02%	34
New Jersey	$13,412,759	26.25%	42
New Mexico	$5,171,367	36.43%	11
New York	$48,698,785	32.78%	27
North Carolina	$15,192,577	33.24%	25
North Dakota	$1,750,134	24.76%	45
Ohio	$20,687,909	34.88%	17
Oklahoma	$7,363,043	35.57%	15
Oregon	$7,830,552	36.04%	13
Pennsylvania	$20,440,103	30.60%	32
Rhode Island	$2,310,656	33.76%	23
South Carolina	$6,892,660	32.41%	28
South Dakota	$1,630,220	40.84%	4
Tennessee	$11,198,575	40.97%	3
Texas	$37,310,756	34.51%	20
Utah	$4,481,494	31.61%	31
Vermont	$1,904,382	34.79%	18
Virginia	$9,278,113	23.53%	49
Washington	$9,743,127	28.59%	37
West Virginia	$4,267,399	34.71%	19
Wisconsin	$8,855,079	28.19%	38
Wyoming	$2,213,249	37.51%	8
Source: United States Census Bureau, "State Government Finances: 2012," accessed February 24, 2014

See also

• Total state expenditures
• State debt
• State government tax collections by source

External links

• United States Census Bureau, "State Government Finances: 2012," accessed February 24, 2014